a member of a race of people once living in north-west Germany, some of whom settled in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries 撒克逊人（早期居住在今德国西北部，后其中一部分于 5、6 世纪定居在不列颠）see also Anglo-SaxonCultureTogether with the Angles and the Jutes, the Saxons formed the group known as the Anglo-Saxons. Saxon architecture is Britain's earliest style of architecture, with round arches, small windows and thick stone walls. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin and Greek Saxones (plural), of West Germanic origin; related to Old English Seaxan, Seaxe (plural).